Gimme Five - Albuquerque Journal

Gimme Five - Albuquerque Journal

Elsa Menendez, Arts & Culture deputy director, shares pieces around the city that resonate

Elsa Menendez picked five of the city's recently installed Public Art pieces.

Sunday, May 28th, 2023 at 12:02AM

A look at five Public Art Program works near Albuquerque's open spaces

This is the 45th year of the city of Albuquerque's Public Art Program and it has amassed more than 1,000 pieces for the public to enjoy.

Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 at 12:02AM
Updated: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 at 1:15AM

Podcast gives children information about Southwestern settlements

Six-episode series launced by award-winning 'The Children's Hour'

Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 at 8:00AM
Updated: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 at 8:15AM

A look at five murals by Native artists worth taking a drive to see

'Walls of Resistance Walls of Pride: New Mexican Murals by Native Artists' features 24 murals located across the state.

Published: Friday, January 20th, 2023 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at 12:02AM

Holy History: A look at five church buildings of New Mexico

With guidance from State Historian Rob Martinez, the list gives "a nod to the many facets of religion in the state and how they all come together.”

Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 at 1:02PM
Updated: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 at 12:02AM

A look at five items from the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History provides an objective, accessible window into the past, present and future of nuclear science.

Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, November 27th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Bernalillo County's Public Art Program continues to add to sense of community

Thirty years have passed and the program has more than 500 works of art – a number that continues to grow.

Published: Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at 12:02AM

A look at five pieces exploring the intersections of art, science and technologies

Exhibit on view at the National Hispanic Cultural Center

Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at 12:02AM

Take an art-inspired road trip

A look at five recently installed pieces from around the state

Published: Friday, August 26th, 2022 at 2:02PM
Updated: Sunday, August 28th, 2022 at 12:02AM

A look at five items that tell the stories of New Mexico

At the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, there are thousands of items within the permanent collection

Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 at 3:02PM
Updated: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 at 5:50PM

Holy History: A look at five church buildings of New Mexico

With guidance from State Historian Rob Martinez, the list gives "a nod to the many…

December 24, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five items from the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History provides an objective, accessible window into the…

November 26, 2022 5:02PM

A look at five murals by Native artists worth taking a drive to see

'Walls of Resistance Walls of Pride: New Mexican Murals by Native Artists' features 24 murals…

January 21, 2023 5:02PM

One ABQ park shares its tenacity and name with a U.S. diplomat

An Albuquerque park and surrounding neighborhood were named for Oklahoma native Patrick Jay Hurley, an…

June 4, 2023 1:15AM

Placitas artist Roger Evans combines humor with social commentary

The 91-year-old Placitas artist Roger Evans, who combines building materials and illustration with humor and…

May 14, 2023 1:15AM

Mysterious white spots a tomato plant puzzler

Mysterious garden holes are the traps of antlions

Happy cupflower can be an perennial delight

Local teens to publish art and poetry book honoring an ABQ neighborhood

Most of the poems were written by elementary school youngsters living in the South Valley…

May 21, 2023 1:15AM

Award-winning author Colum McCann to open the Santa Fe International Literary Festival

Winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction, Irish American author Colum McCann is…

May 14, 2023 1:15AM

'The Dead Go Fast' the fourth instillation in the Fernando Lopez Santa Fe Mystery series

Many of the main characters are based on people author James Wilson knew when he…

May 12, 2023 3:35PM